Ecosystems Vocab

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Nonliving parts of an organism's habitat.

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Abiotic Factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Environmental factor causing population decline

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Limiting Factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Breaks down biotic waste and dead organisms, returning raw materials to the ecosystem.

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Decomposer

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Role of an organism in its habitat.

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Niche

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A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

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Commensalism

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A relationship where both organisms benefit.

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Mutualism

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A relationship where one organism lives on or inside another, harming it.

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Parasitism

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Type of interaction among organisms

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Symbiosis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Community of organisms in a specific area with nonliving environment.

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Ecosystems

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Populations of organisms living together in an area.

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Community